Student Project Showcase

~ Grandma Michelle says that Uma has already outgrown this over-the-top-cute sweater so she’s going to make her a size 2. It turns out that this project can be a great stash buster. Who knew?

p.s. The book Sweater 101 gives you measurements you can use to make this sweater in 30 different sizes, from child’s size 6 months to man’s size 50.)

p.p.s. Could she get any cuter, this imp? I don’t think so.

~ Lillian says, “Below is a pic of my completed drop shoulder polo from your Sweater 101 program. I’ve made several sweaters, none of which I’ve been particularly successful. After completing this project, I feel confident that I now know how and where past sweaters went wrong.”

Dear Lillian, That was the whole purpose of the class . . . to learn skills, step-by-step, in a non-life-threatening environment, that you can apply to every sweater you make going forward.

I love the color and those buttons . . . they’re perfect.

~ Ann’s grandbaby is big for a 1-year-old so she made a Size 2 using Sweater 101 to adjust the measurements. She’ll grow into it plenty fast.

Ann used a bulky yarn, Mirasol Ushya, 98% wool, and size 15 needles and created her own color pattern that’s repeated on the back. She also made a straight-up long rib at the neckline. The whole effect is charming . . . even more so when its model is adorable.

~ Elivra used Red Heart Soft and needles # 7 (and # 5 for the ribs) to create a vest with the pattern. Because it is a drop-shoulder design it will form a little cap sleeve which she lengthened by finishing the opening with ribbings. Very cozy way to wrap the shoulders.p.s. Did you notice that elegant crocheted tablecloth under the sweater?

~ Marie made the collar just a little bigger so that it would lay flatter. She was not at home when she originally finished it and didn’t have the next larger needles, sosheI added on about 3 more rows when she got home. There is a certain sophistication of using neutral colors for babies.

~ Wendy W kept extra good notes on her project. “I used size 4.5 mm needles and the yarn is SMC Northern Worsted with Tweeds. It took me five days as I decided to only worked on a piece a day. So approximately 3 hours each day for the back and front, 2 hours each day for the sleeves and another 2 hours to finish it off. I loved the course, thank you so much for putting it online.”

And I love the tweedy yarn that she chose . . .

~ Carol’s sweater “is knit with “Loops & Threads” “Snuggly Wuggly” in soft lilac. It is a 100% acrylic yarn.” And notice that she laid a ruler below it. Bang on measurements!

~ Maryann, who “lives on the edge” on the Oregon coast found her yarn in the close out bin at Bi-Mart. Total cost was $1.24. The ‘buttons’ are crocheted-over closed stitch markers. “I used the charts from my ‘hurt book’ copy of Sweater 101 to make the sweater a size 2 for my youngest great-granddaughter.” Such a deal!! And I love the colors.

Guizzela’s first grandson is arriving in September 2018 and he is the recipient of this beauty. She used is Rowan Superfine Merino DK, with 4mm (#6US) as the main needles. And I LOVE the color. Pastels are pretty but I also love to see babies in vivid colors. p.s. It came to be the exact size planned!